'Path to citizenship' isn't about compassion

We live in uncertain times. At 52 years of age, I now understand my father when he said, "This ain't nothin' new!"

What I would like to see some honesty and clarity about is that granting a "path to citizenship" isn't really about humanitarian compassion or "bringing them from the shadows." When the newly minted American citizens find it was their money and political power the politicians really wanted - vis a vis income tax, Social Security tax and other taxes, identity politics pandering, ad nauseum - they will understand what we mean when we say we are the frog in the pot of boiling water. By then it will be too late.

The last 15 years of government have discouraged me more than I ever thought possible. I feel more powerless in my own country than I believed would ever happen. As I painstakingly plan for my impending retirement, I have to figure out how to keep that for which I have worked so hard.

It 's exhausting, and I can see the pie being further sliced up for many people who don't produce. Where is my reward for being a loyal, USMC veteran, American citizen?

Cynthia L. Martinez, Sparks

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